Generation X
English
Etymology
Compound of generation + X. Originally attested during the 1950s. The more specific usage for the post-baby boom generation was popularized by Douglas Coupland’s 1991 novel, Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture.
Proper noun
- (originally) A generation of people whose future is uncertain.
- (specifically) The generation of people born after the baby boom that followed World War II, especially those born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Alternative forms
- X Generation
Translations
generation of people born after baby boom that followed World War II
|
|
See also
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.